Nigerian Police recovers mace stolen from Senate

The Nigerian Police say they have recovered the
mace that was stolen from the Senate on
Wednesday.
This was contained in a statement signed by the
Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the police
headquarters, Aremu Adeniran.
According to Adeniran, they recovered the mace
where the hoodlums abandoned it.
“The police teams engaged in massive raids of
identified criminal spots/flashpoints, stop and
search operations, visibility and confidence
building patrols, intelligence gathering which
forced the suspected miscreants to abandon the
mace at a point under the flyover before the City
Gate, where a patriotic passer-by saw it and
alerted the Police,” the statement read.
Adeniran, however, noted that discreet
investigation into the incident was still ongoing to
arrest and bring the perpetrators to justice.
He appreciated members of the public, especially
motorists within Abuja Metropolis for their
support, during the stop-and-search operations
for the recovery of the mace.
The National Assembly had on Wednesday given
the Inspector General of Police 24hours to
produce the mace that was stolen by hoodlums
suspected to be sponsored by a suspended
senator, Ovie Omo-Agege.
Omo-Agege has since denied his involvement in
the incident.
A statement signed by his lawyer, Lucky
Ajokperniovo, said that he only went to the Red
Chamber on Wednesday, April 18 to resume work
and sit for plenary.
He added that he was only invited by the police to
speak on his perspective and has been released.